Introduction to the Chansons de Geste

Contributor(s): Jones, Catherine M (Author)

ISBN: 9780813049892

Publisher: University Press of Florida

Hardcover

$69.95

Pub Date: July 22, 2014

Dewey: 841.1

LCCN: 2013051137

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Recycled Paper, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.90" H x 8.60" L x 5.70" W ( 0.97 lbs) 256 pages

BISAC Categories:

Series: New Perspectives on Medieval Literature: Authors and Traditi

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: This book focuses on the best-known and most frequently taught chanson de geste ("songs of heroic deeds") from medieval France, including the Song of Roland and the Voyage of Charlemagne.

Review Quotes: "A highly useful introduction to one of the most important medieval genres."--The Medieval Review

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